Published 5 December 2017 by Cherise Fong

Not all conversational robots are sinister or subservient. With minimalist means, some manage to explore new styles of human-machine interaction. Our top 10 chatbots.

Published 28 November 2017 by la rédaction

Tension is rising in the maker community. La Casemate, a fablab in Grenoble, France, was destroyed by arson on November 21. A political act against the “nuisance” of fablabs, claimed anonymously. Reactions and solidarity follow.

Published 28 November 2017 by Elsa Ferreira

On November 24-26, 2017, the student technology club at Goldsmiths University in London held the second edition of Sex Tech Hack, just as fiercely inclusive and indie as the first.

Published 28 November 2017

A Chinese rammed earth house designed to withstand earthquakes received the title of World Building of the Year 2017. An international recognition for a sustainable architecture.

Published 28 November 2017 by Elsa Ferreira

For more than a decade, the algorave scene has made ravers dance to computer code. Makery went to investigate where it all began, in Sheffield, which hosted the Algomech festival in early November.

Published 27 November 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Resuming her studies, changing her plans facing African political hazards… Our bio-sourced material agency project leader is learning to juggle.

Published 23 November 2017 by Annick Rivoire

Published 21 November 2017 by Alexis Rowell

In order to make his microfarm a reality, Alexis trained in permaculture at the Norman farm of Bec Hellouin. He took the opportunity to interview his founders, Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer.

Published 21 November 2017

Two weeks after the tweet in which he accused the Chinese maker Naomi Wu of not being what she said she was, the boss of Make Media made his second mea culpa.

Published 21 November 2017 by Cherise Fong

Before the industrial vats, Shojinmeat Project’s first objective is to culture meat cells in home incubators. This Japanese citizen science movement has nothing to do with artificial burgers or vegan activism.

Published 16 November 2017 by Carine Claude

The maker world has taken a blow. On Wednesday, November 15, the TechShop makerspace chain, now liquidated, announced the closure of its ten locations in the United States.

Published 14 November 2017 by Elsa Ferreira

Chinese maker Naomi Wu, alias Sexy Cyborg, defends herself in Makery against the founder of Make, who did “crippling damage” to her reputation by accusing her of being no more than a persona.

Published 14 November 2017 by Caroline Grellier

As a preview, the French designer Fanny Prudhomme is presenting les Parleuses, a sexual education kit created for her diploma in design, a set of women's sexual organs, hand-sewn or to be made.

Published 7 November 2017 by Carine Claude

With 18,000 visitors from November 2-4 in Namur, Belgium, the 7th Kikk festival conciliates between the general public and a specialized program mixing art, DIY and tech. Recipe.

Published 7 November 2017 by Elsa Ferreira

We Are Robots, the first edition of a festival dedicated to music and its future innovations, was held on November 2-5 in London, where we met up with the cream of maker musicians.

Published 2 November 2017 by Rob La Frenais

How will we travel tomorrow? From railway vehicles to solar tuk-tuk, Rob La Frenais, who conducts the Future of Transportation project with the Srishti Institute, gives a few art and DIY ideas. 

Published 31 October 2017

On October 25, Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to the humanoid robot Sophia. Will this AI have more rights than the Saudi women?

Published 31 October 2017 by Alexis Rowell

How do you do keep the trees and plants on a permaculture farm watered given global warming? Alexis and Blanche got busy with a digger to make a rainwater storage facility and a natural swimming pool.

Published 31 October 2017 by Elsa Ferreira

The Science Museum in London organized a night event around retro-gaming on October 25. Cardboard robots, games and friction slide, regression has some good sides.

Published 30 October 2017 by Cherise Fong

Niched on the third floor of a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s first FabCafe opened just over a year ago.